Flatiron cord support



Aug. 19, 1941. c. L MUL ER 2,253,462v FLATIIIRON com) SUPPORT Filed sepp. 16'. 1940 C'Zarenoe Z.Mu2der 30 27 26 INVENTOR M naw/100%.

WITNESS ATTORNEYS strong, simple and durablq of the advantages of the invention.

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I Patented Aug. 19, 1941 UNIJTEDF STATE (Ser es Application September 16, 1940, Serial No. 357,053 I 3 Claims. lei. 203-51) This invention relates to a flatiron stand and cord support and has for an object to provide a device of this character in which the flatiron stand is provided with flanges at the 'front and rear thereof adapted to positively prevent dislodgement of the flatironfrom the stand should the ironing board be tipped.

.A further obpect is to provide aflat-iron stand provided with a channel member for securing a-flexible cord holding rod to the stand, the rod being rotatably mounted so as to be extended horizontally along the ironing board when not in use and latched in released position. A t f A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will be formed of a ,few parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the in upright position J tipped.

invention consists of certainnovel details of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to'- within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or iacriflcingany In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a fiatiron stand ironing board.

and cord support constructed in accordance with the invention and applied to an ironing board.

Figure 2 isa plan view of the parts shown in I Figure 3 is aperspective view oi the cord holding rod and support therefor. I

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the cord holding rod and support with the rod latched in released position.

' Figure Sis a perspective view of the bracketwhich secures the flatiro'n stand and cord holding rod and support to the ironing board.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, the flatiron stand is shown to comprise a substantially rectangular metal. plate ll having a rounded end H d provided at the" corners with upwardly and inwardly inthat one side of the pointed end of the flatiron I engages one of the front flanges I! while the For mounting the flatlron stand upon the ironing board an angle bracket ll is provided. the same having a horizontal long top leg l1 and a short upright leg It. The upright leg is provided with a laterally extending foot ll provided with openings 20 to interchangeably receive a. bolt 2! which may be engaged through the ironing board. A wing nut 22 is threadedly engaged with the nut and is adapted to be screwed tight. against the foot I! to hold the bracket either longitudinally of the ironing board and spaced thereabove or swung to one side of the ironing board as'desired.

A sheet 23 of asbestos is interposed between the long leg I! of the securing bracket and the bottom of the flatironstand III. A washer 24 is interposed between the foot 16 of the supporting bracket l6 and the ironing board to permit being moved to operative positionsfreely on the .The flat iron stand I. may be pivotally mounted or mounted stationary on the long leg ll of the supporting bracket and for this purpose the long leg is provided with a plurality of openings 25, two of which may be used to re celve securing bolts, not shown, when desired to mount-the stand stationary and one of which may be used to loosely receive a securing-bolt Ii,

4, passed through an opening 29 in the long leg clined flanges'lz. spaced opposite each other and adapted to permit application of and lifting oil the flatiron it from the plate when it is disposed along the longitudinal center line of the plate with its pointed end ll disposed upon the rounded end ll of the stand. when the flatiron .is applied to the stand, it is slid rearwardly so of the bracket. A cord holding rod 80, preferably formed of resilient wire, is provided at its lower end with a horizontal shaft ll which is passed through openings 32 formed. in the flanges of the channel support 21, one of' the shaft being provided with an enlarged head it, best shown in Figure 2, to prevent the shaft becoming dislodged from the channel support. The

cord holding rod is provided at its upper end with a guide loop 34 to receive the cord '8 of, the flatiron and is provided between its ends with spring loops SI and 31 through which the cord may be trained.

A helical spring 3| is provided with an eye 80 at the upper end which is engaged over the lower side of the lowest spring loop II as is best shown in Figure 3. The lower end oi. the cord is provided with an eye 40 which is secured in an opening 4i formed in one or the flanges o! the channel support 21. The spring normally holds the cord rod 30 in upright position against a stop flange 42 which projects laterally from one of the,

flanges or the channel support 21. The upper eye 39 of the spring may he slid out of the loop 38 and down upon the cord rod 30 to permit the will hold the cord rod in released position when A desired.

Since the operationoi' the parts has Deen described as the description thereof progressed, it is thought the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A. flatiron cord support comprising, a bracket adapted to be secured to an ironing board and having a horizontal arm spaced upwardly from the ironing board, upwardly directed flanges on a portion of the horizontal arm, a cord guiding arm provided at its lower end with a horizontal shaft mounted in bearing openings formed in said flanges to permit the arm to be swung to the vertical and to the horizontal, a cord engaging element at the free end of the arm, a spring loop intermediate the ends of the arms. a helical spring terminally connected to one of said flanges and to said loop, a stop on the last-named flange. said spring normally holding the armagainst said stop, means detachably connecting the spring with said loop to permit the spring to he slipped out of the loop when it is desired to move the arm from upright operative position to horizontal released position. and a latch on thelast.- named flange adapted to engage over the arm and hold it in released position.

2. The structure as in claim 1 and in which said spring connecting means comprises an eye 

